Saturday, October 1, 2016

Nothing Shall Hurt You

Today’s Gospel: Luke 10:17-24 (Nothing
Shall Hurt You)“The seventy [two] returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons
are subject to us in your name!" And he said to them, "I saw Satan fall
like lightning from heaven. Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon
serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless,
do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rejoice that
your names are written in heaven." In that same hour he rejoiced in the
Holy Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that
you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them
to babes; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things have been
delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is except the
Father, or who the Father is except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses
to reveal him." Then turning to the disciples he said privately,
"Blessed are the eyes which see what you see! For I tell you that many
prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear
what you hear, and did not hear it."
Reflection:Yes, it is true that we have been given the spiritual authority and power
to overcome evil. Through God’s Word and Jesus’ Name we can overcome any evil.
Our faith in Jesus, by Jesus, through Jesus we can overcome the power any evil that tries
to overcome us. Look at this scripture I found in my research:

“I am writing to you, fathers,
because you know Him who has been from the beginning. I am writing to you,
young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to
you, children, because you know the Father. I have
written to you, fathers, because you know Him who has been from the
beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and
the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.” ~1 John 2:13-14
But what does Jesus’ prayer warns us against? There is a warning against pride,
self-centered sinful pride. It is pride that closes our mind against God’s truth
and wisdom. We can’t forget what happened to Lucifer when he let pride rule his
life; he could no longer serve God, but rather wished to be equal with God.
Humility must be our remedy against pride and we must be 100% fully dependent
upon Almighty God in all things. What is it that we could possibly seek here on
earth that which is in Heaven? How about our names written in the Lambs Book of
Life? I know that’s kind of King James style, but it’s worded so perfect.

In my research this morning I found something I just had to share. “Just as pride is the root of every sin and
evil inclination, so humility is the only soil in which the grace of God can
take root.” Very Powerful!! It is God who opposes the proud but gives grace
to the humble. We MUST seek to be like Jesus and it is through our humility and
only through our humility that we will find Him. A simple, humble heart,
longing to be with Him, is what He so desires in us. Do you seek Jesus that
way? Keep in your heart the words of St. Augustine, “God loves each of us as if there were only one of us to love.” I
love that! And we have the ability to love Him the exact same way back, for
there is only One True God to love. And through Jesus we see God. My sisters
and brothers I come here each day in the hopes that your faith is deepened and
that your love for Jesus is stronger. I am here faithfully each day sharing our
Lord, because of my love for Him and for you. I will return tomorrow with more
to share. Till then may your Saturday be Blessed.